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Craig Argues FEC Judgment in Sex Sting Case 'Unfair'

Larry Craig argues the FEC ruling in the wake of a sex sting case is unjust. Photo: AP/Matt Cilley

Former U.S. Senator Larry Craig, who in 2007 was caught in a 2007 sex sting at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport, has argued that the fines imposed on him by the Federal Election Commission in the wake of that incident are unfair and unjust, the AP reports.

In March, a federal judge told Craig he had inappropriately used campaign funds to mount a defense against charges that he had solicited sex in a Minnesota airport bathroom, and in October the FEC fined Craig an additional $140,000 in fines, on top of returning $217,000 to his campaign, arguing that he had misused donor funds on an expense unrelated to his re-election.

Nov. 13, Craig argued that the $140,000 fine, half of which would come from Craig personally and the other half from what remains of his re-election campaign, would not deter others from following his example.